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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Colin Matthew <stevenlyon3@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: colin_matthew01@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 14:24:00 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Your Reply/Call Me


Dear,

I am contacting you personally with great respect and confidence, seeking your assistance in the transaction of GBP 30 Million Pounds Sterling and I hope that you will respond positively at your convenient time.

I am looking for a reliable and honest person who will be capable of handling this important business transaction, and I believe that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am the Auditor General and Chairman, Audit Committee of Bank of Scotland Plc Ltd,United Kingdom and with your sincere assistant and co-operation,I have determined to finalise this transaction with you if you can really do the business, and be rest assured that this deal is worth taking and highly profitable.

At the moment, I am constrained to issue more details about this transaction until your positive response is received.

I look forward to your earliest reply to this email: colin_matthew01@yahoo.com.hk for more details or call on my private mobile +44 704 572 3648 for further discussion on this.

Thanks for your attention.

Kind regards.
Mr Colin Matthew.
Auditor General,
Bank of Scotland Plc.
HBOS Plc.
Cell: +44 704 572 3648
Email:colin_matthew01@yahoo.com.hk


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